Actor and former high-jump champion Jesse Lipscombe, who is black, was filming a public service announcement when he was hit with the verbal assault.

The camera kept rolling as Lipscombe approached a grey, four-door sedan. Lipscombe opened the car door and asked the passenger, a middle-aged white man, if he had anything to say. The man denied he said anything, struggled to close the door and yelled another slur as the car took off.